I put together Front-End for 'AACENC.EXE' command line encoder and was looking for some feedback. It was built using VB and the download is ~2MB. Sorry about the size, but I included all the files needed to run the program except for the actual encoder itself. This app will self install and you can uninstall it via Add/Remove Programs.

This is only beta version 1.0.0 so it's a bit rough around the edges, but everything should be functional and mostly bug free. Next version will include batch encoding, but for now it's limited to single files. If there are other features I should add please let me know.

I haven't implemented the following switches because I couldn't find any documentation on these switches:

-altcbr
-noshort
-no_temporal
-lfe
-ltq
-raise_smr
-no_tns

If someone could point me towards documentation explaining these features and their syntax I would implement these switches as well.

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1 - Damn! 2Mb download for a 72Kb executable... Maybe you should offer a version without VBrun in your site.

2 - Why is IHSC located at the VBR tab?

3 - When, after you click encode, a box pops with the command line, you should be able to cancel that setting.

4 - Why not choosing the encoding profile? Even though LC is the best choice now, people should be able to use LTP and MAIN

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If someone could point me towards documentation explaining these features and their syntax I would implement these switches as well.

Most switches you mentioned are experimental, and tend to produce lower quality streams. (Like noshort and no_temporal), and therefore shouldn't be added to the frontend.

LFE shouldn't be added either, since you need 6 mono wavs (Or 3 stereo, maybe. I never tested this way) to encode in a 5.1 surround scheme, and your program only allow selection of 1 wave file.

Anyway, it worked fine here encoding some files with various different configurations. It wasn't a serious bug hunting, but the program would fit well for my encoding needs. Congratulations for the good work!

Regards;

Roberto.

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Following program instructions and consequently running the setup-reboot sequence twice, I find that the Front-End still has not installed on my WinME system. The only file date commonality between my WindowsSystem and your SETUP.LST [Bootstrap Files] is for VB6STKIT.DLL. Your COMCAT.DLL is earlier, your other files later. Suggestions?

Suggestions?
-Batch Encoding
-A place to drag and drop
-Fastenc Support
-Quality Controled VBR (Yes, it's still kinda "beta", but is worth adding, for the sake of future AACenc versions)
-You shouldn't be able to use "Use ADIF instead of ADTS" and "Encode without headers" simultaneously. (The command line works, and generates a RAW file, but it could confuse newbies)
-Resample can support other "usual" sampling rates, like 64000, 96000 and 88200

I'll post here any new suggestions. Didn't had time to test it enough yet.
Hope it's enough for now.

Regards;

Roberto.

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Get up-to-date binaries of Lame, AAC, Vorbis and much more at RareWares:http://www.rarewares.org